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Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Topic started by: BEG on September 04, 2012, 03:36:29 PM

Title: Clean and shine wood floors
Post by: BEG on September 04, 2012, 03:36:29 PM
There was a thread started some months back on how to bring the shine back to wood floors. With all the mess that the stair construction has made my wood floors are a mess. The finish on my floors are very mat and distressed. I like the distressed look but at times I wished I picked a different finish. I love what it looks like when it's damp after moping before I dry it.

Since I will be doing a lot of cleaning of the floors when my husband finishes the steps I did a little Nadining and found a tip: cooking oil and white vinigar (equal parts).

You dip a cloth in the solution, wipe it on then buff with a clean dry towel. I won't lie, it is going I take me a LONG time to do all of the floors and my knees will be sore but the test area I did looks GREAT. It's not slippery and does not leave foot prints as long as you buff it well.

I don't know if this will work on high gloss wood floors but on my low luster wood floors it looks great.
Title: Re: Clean and shine wood floors
Post by: Zeus on September 04, 2012, 05:18:46 PM
Mayonnaise works on small scratches also.
Title: Re: Clean and shine wood floors
Post by: Wineslob on September 05, 2012, 12:34:30 PM
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Title: Re: Clean and shine wood floors
Post by: Eupher on September 05, 2012, 02:14:30 PM
We've got very nice, highly polished wood floors -- BUT the dogs have done a number on 'em.

When we sell this house (prolly in 7-8 years or so), I want to get that really, really thick epoxy coating where it looks like a bowling alley.
Title: Re: Clean and shine wood floors
Post by: RobJohnson on October 07, 2012, 02:36:49 PM
I've used a steamer with a microfiber pad with great results.

As for your knees.

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$11 at Home Depot and they save your knees.